productivity

By David Lawder CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that surprisingly strong economic growth in the fourth quarter was a “good thing” that signals productivity …

By Daniel Leussink and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic’s battery business must focus on boosting productivity, Group CEO Yuki Kusumi told Reuters, signalling the Tesla supplier may hold off …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A recent surge in U.S. productivity has underscored Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s emerging narrative for how inflation may continue to decline even amidst …

By Fergal Smith and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s record of declining productivity over the past three years is likely to make it more difficult for the Bank of …

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s employment surged in August while its participation rate hit a record high and the jobless rate held steady, in a sign that decade-high …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity rebounded sharply in the second quarter, helping to curb growth in labor costs and offering another boost to the improving inflation outlook. Nonfarm productivity, …

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Applied Materials on Tuesday released its first major update to some of its core semiconductor manufacturing equipment in more than decade, aiming to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity fell more than expected in the first quarter after growing in the second half of 2022, boosting labor costs, which could see the Federal …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Productivity Commission called on the federal government on Friday to improve tax and migration systems, remove import tariffs and secure net-zero carbon emissions at the lowest …

(Reuters) – Volkswagen needs to focus on productivity at its mass-market brands to cope with a step up in competition this year as supply chains improve, car production rises and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs grew faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter, though the pace has slowed from the prior quarters. Unit labor costs – the price …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity increased faster than expected in the fourth quarter, resulting in a moderation in labor costs growth. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, …

Employee Turnover Is Devastating Productivity — And Businesses Have Had Enough Laurel Duggan on January 3, 2023 Employee turnover has surged since the pandemic, and the need to replace and …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen will refocus on raising productivity after numerous challenging years and is targeting margin parity between electric and combustion engine cars in 2-3 years if raw material …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity rebounded less than expected in the third quarter, resulting in continued upward pressure on labor costs that could keep inflation elevated. Nonfarm productivity, which …

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s very high inflation risks distracting businesses from the longer-term decisions needed to boost ailing productivity, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said in a podcast released …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity plunged in the second quarter, leading to the largest year-on-year decline on record, the government confirmed on Thursday, keeping upward pressure on labor costs. …

WASHINGTON – U.S. worker productivity fell at its steepest pace since 1947 in the first quarter, while growth in unit labor costs accelerated, the government confirmed on Thursday, signs that …

WASHINGTON – U.S. worker productivity fell at its steepest pace since 1947 in the first quarter, while growth in unit labor costs accelerated, indicating that rising wage pressures will continue …

MEXICO CITY – Mexico should enact a series of reforms to boost the country’s low productivity, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday. It said the need …

WASHINGTON – U.S. worker productivity rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter, curbing growth in unit labor costs, the government confirmed on Thursday. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, …

WASHINGTON – U.S. worker productivity rebounded more than expected in the fourth quarter, curbing labor costs growth, but the coronavirus pandemic has distorted the data and prevented a clear trend. …